It happens every time Beyoncé drops an album. Or a video. Or sneezes. Whenever she makes a move, folks want to remind us that her movement don’t fix racism, sexism or bring about world peace. The interweb is filled with cries of, “I mean doing a Black Panther salute during halftime on one of the world’s largest platforms is fine but what is she doing for Black people,” and “She spent all that money on that video but do she donate her money to the Black community?” I’m not even goi[...]
If I mention The Color Purple and you don't know what I'm talking about, I question everything about you. Like your very existence. Alice's Walker's seminal text, The Color Purple is like playing spades and the electric slide— if you show up at the Black family reunion, you better be familiar. I'm talking ability to drop random quotes in conversations familiar. For example: Sister-in-law: Girl, I'm moving to Hawaii Me: You and me us never part *insert hand motions*[...]
Yesterday bell hooks dropped her critique of Lemonade/all things Beyoncé. Spoiler alert-- bell still feels the same about Beyoncé. And it still reads violently. And it still hurts to watch. Be not deceived, couched in a lengthy word count and what appear to be concessions that allude to bordering on positivity, bell publicly came at Bey's head. Also a Black woman. Again. The easy stuff. Bell said Bey ain't saying nothing new or revolutionary. I addressed that in my last piece. I must say I'[...]
Much like the iTunes top 10 (and Tidal top 20), I ain't seen nor heard nothing but Lemonade and Prince all week. Because by now you know that Bey dropped one of the best videos/albums ever. *in my Kanye interrupting Taylor Swift voice* A bit of context in case you happen to actually live under a rock or have the misfortune of being Piers Morgan. On April 23rd, Beyoncé Knowles Carter dropped an album so Black, so woman, so southern and so badass— all at the same damn time—inextricably so, t[...]
Track 1 of the series Feelin’ Myself: Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj on Sexuality, Agency, [M]othering, Identity and Millennial Feminism Feminist- The person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes. ~Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Black feminist thought takes many forms including writing, music, poetry, and spoken word— all with the common goal of escaping, surviving or opposing systemic oppression (Collins, 11). Still, while there appears to be an inclusive appro[...]